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Architectural Pilgrimage

Joshua Nash

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Abstract

Architectural pilgrimage is implicitly appreciated in architecture and design circles, especially by students who are encouraged to 'travel to architecture,' with the focus on the Grand Tour as a means of architectural exploration. However, the expression has not been made explicit in the fields of architectural history, pilgrimage studies, tourism research, and mobility studies. I explore how pilgrimage to locations of modern architectural interest affects and informs pilgrims' and architects' conceptions of buildings and the pilgrimage journey itself. Drawing initially on a European architectural pilgrimage, the personal narrative highlights the importance of self-reflection and introspection when observing the built environment and the role of language in mediating processes of movement through and creation of architectural place-space.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)121-128
JournalTransfers
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Linguistic Structures (incl. Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics)
  • Architectural History and Theory
  • Social and Cultural Geography

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